Random House Russian-English English-Russian Dictionary [Hardcover]

Howard Keller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0679449647 | ISBN-13: 978-0679449645 | Publication Date: April 6, 1999 | Edition: 1st

The most up-to-date Russian-English bilingual dictionary available.

Providing the most up-to-date coverage of general vocabulary in both Russian and English, this comprehensive reference tool is indispensable for anyone learning or using the Russian language.

Contains over 60,000 clear and concise entries
Offers the newest terminology from such diverse areas as medicine, technology and space travel
Caters to the needs of the global business market with numerous terms relating to business, technology and geography
Includes informal and slang vocabulary, abbreviations, grammatical information and explanations of Russian and English pronunciation
Provides glosses of English words to ensure selection of the right Russian equivalents

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Text: English, Russian

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The most up-to-date Russian-English bilingual dictionary available.

Providing the most up-to-date coverage of general vocabulary in both Russian and English, this comprehensive reference tool is indispensable for anyone learning or using the Russian language.

Contains over 60,000 clear and concise entries
Offers the newest terminology from such diverse areas as medicine, technology and space travel
Caters to the needs of the global business market with numerous terms relating to business, technology and geography
Includes informal and slang vocabulary, abbreviations, grammatical information and explanations of Russian and English pronunciation
Provides glosses of English words to ensure selection of the right Russian equivalents

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference; 1st edition (April 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679449647
• ISBN-13: 978-0679449645
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,561,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Totally useless, November 14, 2001

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This review is from: Random House Russian-English, English-Russian Dictionary (Paperback)

It is hard to believe this dictionary exists. All the Russian words are given ONLY in the nominative singular (nouns) or the infinitive (verbs). There is absolutely no indication of irregularities in declensions or conjugations, even for the four completely irregular verbs ("to want," "to give (perfective)," "to eat," and "to run"). Trying to figure out conjugations from the infinitive is impossible. Shifting stress and other irregularities in declensions also are not given. After finding the Russian word, you'd need to go to another dictionary to find out how to use it properly. In short, this dictionary is of no practical use to the student of Russian. Spend the extra money and buy the Katzner dictionary. You won't regret it.